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S05E07 Phantom of the Telethon
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00:05
Good morning, U.S.A.
00:07
I got a feeling that it's gonna be a wonderful day
00:11
The sun in the sky has a smile on his face ♪
00:14
And he's shining a salute to the American race
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Oh, boy it's swell to say
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Good morning, U.S.A. ♪ [ Grunts ]
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[Chorus ] ~ Good morning, USA.
00:35
[Man Announcing ] Live from CIA. headquarters in beautiful Langley, Virginia...
00:38
it's the first ever C.I.A. Telethon!
00:41
With your host Agent Stan Smith!
00:45
Thank you! Good evening, everybody!
00:47
How about a hand for our band? Midget Assassin and the This Doesn't Concern You Orchestra!
00:52
[Audience Applauding ]
00:53
Man, that is some sport coat! - Oh, you like it?
00:57
No, it's great. I just didn't realize your latest assignment was to kill fashion.
01:01
[Rim Shot ] - [Audience Laughing ]
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Folks, it's an honor for me to be working in this studio.
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This is the very soundstage where we faked the moon landing.
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And the jfk assassination.
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No, I'm sorry. This is where we planned the JFK assassination.
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[ Laughing ]
01:19
So a lot of people think that C.I.A. stands for Central Intelligence Agency.
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Not true, folks. Fact is, CIA. actually stands for...
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Stan Smith was born with both male and female genitalia.
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-[ Murmurings ] - That's not what we wrote!
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We don't go blue. That's the lazy man's comedy.
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Balls! - [ Chuckles ]
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Maybe we're working too hard.
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Uh, anyway, you're in for quite a show over the next 12 hours, so give generously.
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Let's kick things off with our very own Langley Falls anchor partners Greg and Terry...
01:52
reenacting the volleyball scene from their favorite movie, top Gun.
01:56
[Applause ]
01:59
[ Rock ]
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[Man] » Movin' in slow motion,'
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it feels so good,'
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It's a strange anticipation
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♪ Knock, knock knockin' on wood
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♪ Funny but it's always the same
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Playing Playing with the boys."
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Francine, you must be so proud of your husband.
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This whole telethon was his idea.
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[ Giggles ] I Know! I'm sure it's gonna be a huge success.
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Godlike? I don't know if I'd go that far.
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Now, I need a moment with my writers.
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What the hell was that genitals joke? - That's not what we wrote.
02:40
You were supposed to say, "CIA. stands for Central Insanity Agency."
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[ Chuckles ] That's good. That's good. But that's not what was on the teleprompter!
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Well, someone must have messed with it.
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I'm gonna go double-check the copy for the "Taliban, Taliban, Tally Me Banana" sketch.
02:55
You really think someone messed with the teleprompter?
02:57
I mean, who would want to sabotage the telethon?
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Sabotage? Oh, no!
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Did you hear? We just captured a new terrorist! Time to torture!
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Oh, yeah! - Yea! I get to strap him to the waterboard!
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I call the car battery! - I want to slather him in oil and make love to him all night long!
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Oh, no. I'm on the phone. Yeah, I'm still here, Mom.
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Stop! We can't torture anyone!
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What's he talking about? We always torture. - We can't afford it.
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I was just on Capitol Hill. The Democrats have completely cut our torture budget.
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[All Gasp ] - They're using the money to teach inner-city kids...
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to read. [ Sobbing ]
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[ Chattering ]
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[ Screams ]
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We'll just have to raise a million dollars and fund the torture program ourselves.
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Luckily, I have a plan.
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We have the biggest keg party this town's ever seen.
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We charge five— no, seven dollars a cup. Girls drink free.
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Uh, sir, I don't think that's gonna work.
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I don't hear you suggesting how to get girls to our party.
04:03
How hard can it be to come up with a million dollars?
04:06
What if! I invent something?
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Paper clips, paper clips—
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Piper claps— Popper clops! Clops that pop your cloppers!
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I think torture is barbaric and inhumane!
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I can't believe you're actually trying to save it!
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Why not? You tried to save Veronica Mars.
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We get it. Girl detectives are bitchier than regular detectives.
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Fart! Not into it.
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You know what show I tried to save? The Ghost Whisperer.
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It's still on. - Really?
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That's it! I've got the idea! Dark bulbs!
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You know, for when it's too bright out.
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[ All Laughing ]
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What? It's a great idea!
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Stan, it's okay. So you're not an idea guy.
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Yes, I am! Remember when I invented that machine?
04:50
Stan, that wasn't a machine. That was a hat.
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I am an idea man, and I'll prove it to you all.
04:56
I just need to get away from all this negativity so I can concentrate.
05:00
Sweet'N High.
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Wheat Thicks.
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Southern Discomfort. - Good, you're here.
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You can either take your socks off now, or I can knock 'em off for ya.
05:11
What are you talking about? - [ Band Fanfare ]
05:13
Live from C.I.A. headquarters in Langley, Virginia...
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it's the first annual CIA. Telethon!
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[ Imitates Crowd Cheering ]
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A telethon? No one wants to run 26 miles!
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Not a marathon, a telethon!
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It's the perfect way for you to raise the money you need!
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That's the stupidest thing I've ever heard.
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That's what Jerry Lewis said right before he stole my idea. - You knew Jerry Lewis?
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Yeah. Back in the 50s I was his tailor. I shortened his pants. Made him a star.
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One day I said to him, "jer"-- I called him Jer, but not to his face.
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I said, "Jerry, how about you do a long, televised plea for money?"
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Course he did it, and he said it was all his idea. Made me look like a total liar.
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The only one who believed me was Dean Martin. Good old Dino.
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What a sweetheart. Talented, talented greaseball— from Ohio!
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Thanks, Roger. But I don't need your stupid telethon idea.
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I have all night to come up with something.
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Hamburger... Hinderer.
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Guess what, everybody. Bullock loved my telethon idea!
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What? - A telethon? Wow, that is a good idea!
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Way to go, Dad! - Wunderbar!
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-Wait a minute. Your idea? - You should have seen it.
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They were taking away all our torture stuff. Everybody's freaking out.
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And then, like a bolt of lightning, it came to me— telethon!
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I'm so proud of you, honey! How did you ever think of a telethon?
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He didn't! It was my idea! - Yours?
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Yeah. Remember, Stan? We were in the living room, and I said "telethon"!
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Stan, is that true? - Oh, I remember now.
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Thank you! - Yeah. You said "marathon," and that's what got me to telethon.
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Oh, marathon. - That's why Roger got confused.
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Oh! A marathon's a terrible idea.
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No, no, no! The telethon was my idea!
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Stan, tell 'em the truth, or they're gonna think I'm a liar!
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That spaceship sailed a long time ago!
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[ All Laughing ]
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Get it? Because he's an alien! - Or so he claims.
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[All Laughing ] - He's simply not credible, and I am apparently.
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I let Jerry Lewis live. I think we all agree that was a mistake.
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But I'm not gonna be branded a liar again!
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Mark my words. This time, I will be avenged!
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Please call me when dinner is ready!
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Of course. It's Roger!
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He's trying to ruin the telethon because I didn't call him when dinner was ready!
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[ Band Fanfare ]
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[ Phones Ringing ]
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Klaus, did that teleprompter mishap hurt us?
07:46
Well, the donations slowed down a little, but things are starting to pick up again.
07:50
Good. We can still meet our goal. I just have to make sure nothing else goes wrong.
07:55
So anyway, what happened after you slathered him in oil? Did he like that?
07:58
Hey, everyone! Look who just wandered in...
08:00
from their tree house in the Appalachian wilderness.
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It's the amazing Buckle and Sherry! [ Band Fanfare ]
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Honey, I've been meaning to ask you for a... separation!
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Like you could survive five minutes without me!
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What kind of man puts his wife in a box and cuts her up?
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I'm just trying to create a sense of wonder!
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You know what I wonder? Why I didn't listen to my mother!
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"Don't marry a mountain-man magician." That's what she said.
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I joined a synagogue for you! Just do the trick!
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Oh, you want to do a trick? Here's a trick. Put a baby in me!
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Sherry and Buckle! - It's Sharri!
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You know, folks, we're having a lot of fun tonight. But let's remember why we're all here.
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This is a terrorist! - [All Gasp ]
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They call him the Common Garden Snake of Rumallah!
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-[ Man Clears Throat ] - It sounds much scarier in Arabic.
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Snake, do you have information vital to this nation's security?
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I do, Stan, yes, very much.
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And will you share that information with us willingly?
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Willingly? [ Chuckles ] No!
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This is why we need to fund the C.I.A. torture program.
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We have just over nine hours to raise the one million dollars...
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or those repo men will take away our torture equipment forever.
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Operators are standing by.
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And now, black music!
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[ Cheering, Applause ]
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»' [ Disco: Man Singing, Indistinct ]
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I'm so proud of you, Stan. I really underestimated you.
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i'm a man of action. A man of ideas.
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[ Roger's Voice ] "Dear Stan. Admit you're the liar, or my reign of terror will continue.
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"Signed the Phantom of the Telethon— Roger.
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"P.S.: When you give me credit, refer to me as Roger.
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"Thanks. The Phantom—
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Roger."
09:57
So, down the gauntlet has been laid.
10:00
Lain? Laid.
10:03
Delivery for the Phantom of the Telethon.
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Oh, my God! My pipe organ! Yea!
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This is what I'm supposed to play maniacally down in the catacombs?
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Oh! What'd you think you were gettin' for 39.95?
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No, no! This is totally unaccept—
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disco [ Beat ] - Ohh! eat]
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[ Classical ]
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Yeah, I can work with this.
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[ Band Fanfare ]
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[ Cheering ]
10:30
Welcome back to the C.I.A. Telethon.
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Folks, we still have a long way to go to reach our goal, so we need your pledges.
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Smile and look to camera "B."
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You know, sometimes torture doesn't go quite the way you planned. Let's watch.
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[Film Projector Whirring ] - [ Lighthearted ]
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-[ Laughing ] - [Laughter ]
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-[ Laughing ] - [Laughter ]
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-[ Groans ] -[ Laughing ] - [Laughter ]
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[ Funk ] - [All Gasp ]
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Cut! Cut! I'm sorry, folks. I have no idea how that tape got in there.
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[ Roger's Keyboard: Disco Classical ]
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Uh, play something! ~ [Jazz Pop]
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What the hell was that?
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Honey, that's what you have to do after a man takes you to a fancy dinner.
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N-No. I mean, why was it shown?
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Well, I-I'll tell you why. Because Roger's still clinging to the fantasy...
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that this telethon was his idea, and now he's trying to ruin it!
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Steve, Hayley, I need you to find him and stop him.
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I better get the security guard. I'm not searching that basement unless I'm accompanied...
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by an armed stranger who failed the psychological test to become a cop.
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Here's the intro for the circus bear, Mr. Smith.
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"Some acts are too hot.
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"Some acts are too cold.
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This act is just right." Oh, like Goldilocks.
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Part of me thinks people will be confused because there's only one bear.
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You're overthinking it!
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irene Grossbard.
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irene Grossbard.
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I really mean it
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irene Grossbard
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Okay. That was Gretchen Grossbard with a tribute to her sister...
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Irene... Grossbard!
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Folks, we gotta do better than this.
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You know, the C.I.A. has captured a lot of bomb makers.
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Well, it's time for you to set off the biggest bomb of all— the one in your hearts.
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[ All] Aww!
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Let's keep the show goin'. Some acts are too hot.
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Some acts are too cold.
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This act is just right.
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Joke killer. He's a joke killer.
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Please welcome Boris the Russian circus bear.
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#o [aunty]
13:04
[Creaking ] -[ Tires Squealing ]
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Something is wrong! - [ Growls ]
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[ Crashing ] - [Crowd Gasps ]
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[ Boris Groans ]
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Itty-bitty brake line is cut.
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[ Keyboard: Disco Classical ]
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All part of the show, folks. Everything's fine. Music, Frodo. Music!
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[ Latin Pop]
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Hayley, what the hell happened?
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We were looking for Roger when somebody hit me on the head. When I woke up, Steve was gone.
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Wait. What would Roger want with Steve?
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Hmm? What the hell?
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Do not fear me, fair maiden.
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Though my outward appearance may repulse thee, I assure you my intentions are most pure.
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What are you doing? - The Phantom welcomes you to his home.
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Sheez, it stinks in here! And why am I in a dress?
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I'll thank you to hold your criticism, my darling.
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Ah, the hell with this! - Steve? Steve, come back here!
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I am trying to do something!
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Ladies and gentlemen, the United States may be the greatest nation in the world.
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But do you know what the second-greatest nation is?
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[I Man ] El Salvador! - No, not Mexico.
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The second greatest nation is donation. Won't you all become citizens?
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Now, let's go to a real good novelty today—
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Jeff Fischer and the Jeff Fischer Hacky Sack Attack!
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One, two, three. Woo-hoo!
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Thank you, Langley!
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What? You want more?
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All right! One, two—
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[Audience Gasps ] - [Roger Cackling ]
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Oh. Really thought we were gearing up for a much more satisfying chase. But this—
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Roger, I'll kill you! -I'm not Roger! I'm the Phantom!
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[ Gasps ] Roger! - Well, yeah. Who did you— What?
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Well, anyway, you'll never stop me!
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There you go again, stealing my idea.
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Well, until you tell the family this telethon was my idea, I've got havoc to wreak!
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Wreck? Wreak. - It ends now!
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Ha! You can't stop the Phantom!
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These riggings and catwalks are my domain! And I am their master!
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[Screaming ]
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[ Groaning ]
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[ Groans ]
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[ Groaning Continues ]
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[ Screaming ]
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All right, all right! I give up! But it doesn't matter!
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I've already destroyed this telethon!
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And untied your bow tie! - No!
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You've given me a relaxed demeanor!
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Oh, my God! Is that a bomb?
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You planted a bomb? - What the hell are you talking about?
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That's enough C-4 to blow up this entire building!
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Disarm it! - Stan, it's not mine.
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All I did was change the teleprompter, cut the bear's brakes...
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release the terrorist, drop a fishing boat on Jeff Fischer—
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Wait. You released the terrorist?
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He's an explosives expert! We'll never be able to disarm it!
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Oh, my God! Stan, I Know exactly what to do.
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Put me down.
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[I Dramatic Sting ]
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Let's try that on the fart setting.
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Farting I ]
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I don't know. It's funnier, but I think it takes out some of the tension.
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How could you release the Snake? He's a master bomb maker!
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Me? [ Chuckles ] I don't know about "master." I make a nice bomb.
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All right, Snake! The jig is up!
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Um, uh—
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Prepare to meet your Mecca!
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Fine. Go ahead and kill me now.
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Once the ticking clock on your tote board counts down to zero...
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this whole building will be blown to smithereens!
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Good God! I've got to evacuate the building!
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Not so fast. I've rigged the exits.
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I've also rigged the elevator shaft, the air ducts...
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the little window in the bathroom—
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I've seen a lot of movies.
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When you're forbidden to drink, dance, or touch yourself, your afternoons are pretty free.
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You can't touch yourself? How do you masturbate?
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Ill give you the code to disarm the bomb.
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But first, you will have to meet my demands.
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-I don't negotiate with terrorists! - Oh, really?
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Have you ever bought a mattress?
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Fine! What are your demands?
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I have something I want you to tell the world.
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Hello. I'm the United States.
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[ Feminine Voice ] And I'm Israel. With you behind me, I can do whatever I want.
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Well, I want you.
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Take me! [ Feminine, Masculine Moaning ]
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No! This is wrong! We both have the same father— Satan!
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Uh! I don't care! [ Moaning Continues ]
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Oh, God! Ohh, God!
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Oh, Judeo-Christian false God! - [Man Coughs ]
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All right. I did your little play, and it was intoxicating.
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If you have anything else I'd be right for, please keep me in mind.
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In the meantime, I need you to disarm the bomb!
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Oh, that? No, no. I was lying. I was never going to disarm the bomb.
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You bastard! - You're mad at him for lying?
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You guys are enemies! Of course he lies to you.
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But you're worse. You stole my idea and lied about it to your own family.
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Oh, my God! You're right!
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Lying is wrong!
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I'd know that if only I'd paid attention to anything that's ever happened to me before.
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It's not too late to tell everyone the truth, Stan.
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Oh, what's the point? We're about to die.
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I don't want "I'm a liar" to be the last thing I say to them.
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It doesn't have to be the last thing.
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What if I save us all? Then will you tell them the truth?
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Roger, you save my family, and I'd be honored to redeem your good name.
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Excuse me. Does this have dairy in it? Because if you want to see a real dirty bomb—
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[ Laughs ] give me something with dairy in it!
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[Roger Groaning ] - No, no, no.
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Let the truth be told! What's the code to disarm the bomb?
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i'll never tell! [ Groaning ]
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[ Show Tune ]
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[ indistinct Shouts ] - [ Clattering ]
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Leapin' lizards!
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This is annoying! Hey! - [ Keyboard: Discordant Notes ]
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Hey! - Wait a minute.
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I think I know how to save us and the C.I.A.
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Ladies and gentlemen, we've had a lot of fun tonight.
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But when that clock runs down, this building will explode.
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[All Gasp ] - Yeah, you should be concerned.
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Because that's the only man who knows the code to disarm the bomb, and he's not talking.
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And he's not talking because we can't torture him!
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Sure, he can be beaten by amateurs, like that oddly proportioned fellow in the cape.
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-[ Groans ] Come on! - [ Group Humming ]
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But we're never gonna get any answers that way.
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We need the money to fund official unofficial C.I.A. torture.
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We're counting on your generosity.
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[ Phones Ringing ] - Stan, it's working! The phones are ringing off the hook!
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[ Dinging ]
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That's it, folks! Give till it hurts...
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- Him! [ Groaning ]
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We have the money! - Quick! Get the equipment.
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Hold this up!
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[ Snake Grunts ] -[ Groans ]
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[ Machinery Whirring, Buzzing ] - [ Snake Screams ]
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The code is 1-2-3-4-pound!
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The bomb is disarmed! - [Cheering ]
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That's what I'm gonna say when I disarm the bomb! - Roger!
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The arm is disbombed! Damn it.
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[ Cheering, Whooping ]
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[ Groans ]
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So, now you can tell Francine and the kids I'm not a liar.
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Yeah, I'm not gonna do that.
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Well, that's our show, folks. If you're interested in learning more about torture...
21:06
follow an immigrant into your local police station.
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Good night! [ Groans ]
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[ Keyboard: Discordant Notes ]
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Bye. Have a beautiful time!
